Aripriprazole/abilify

[Maggiemay]

Saw T today - apparently I'm less manic and calmer - Woohoo!! It's only taken about 3 months!!! Lol!

Apparently you can have w conversation without me going off at a tangent - you can actually follow my train of thought! I'm leaving space for responses & although still talking at 100mph, you can follow what I'm saying, & I'm less fidgety! Still a long way to go, but a start!! Was weird hearing my T talk about me like this, but made me realise just how manic I was & it's impact on others. She says it was worrying as I wasn't even aware of it & just looking at the positive... Oops...

Considering I'm running on empty & getting an hour's sleep max a night, it's very strange I'm not even tired & still on the manic side. Maybe that's what's eased the mania... Hmm... My worry was it would make me worse...

She's trying to say aripriprazole may be helping, which I doubt after 4 days!!! I think it's probably just it's run its course, thankfully!!

Still really struggling with side effects though :'( I feel awful physically! T says to stick with it, but hard when something makes me so ill... :'(

 

[Candleflames]

It probably is the abilify. I had positive results after just 2 days. It's pretty fast acting. I'm glad there is some good coming out of this.

I'm really hoping those side effects wear off for you. Took a couple of weeks for me so don't give up hope.

 

[Maggiemay]

Psych said it would take a couple of weeks, but hard when side effects make me feel so rough ;( Can't take time Off work either at the mo - thank goodness for long weekend! ;) Worst is feel so nauseous & so so hot! :(

 

[Maggiemay]

Back on quetiapine yey! So relieved!X

 

[Sammyiam]

Hi Maggiemay,

Just been reading your posts, I am on quetiapine 150mg and venlafaxine 150 mg a day and it doesn't seem to be doing a lot, it worked at first but as the months go on it seems to have dulled off. Did you go off the other meds you were trying to go back on quetiapine because of the side effects ?.

I hope you don't mind me asking and you don't have to reply but I am really not sure what to do with my own quetiapine, do I stay on or ask to try something else ?

I have lots and lots of flashbacks, dissociation, and am so scared of so many things, I have a lot of nightmares (most nights) it is effecting my work and my home life, but a lot of people have said that quetiapine and venlafaxine is such a wonderful med, I am new to all this med stuff and am just asking around I hope you don't mind.

Thank you

 

[Maggiemay]

Hugs!!

I was in quetiapine for flashbacks and changed when it made me manic so going back on it. It seems to work well for me. Maybe u need to Inc quetiapine? X